Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 1AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 96 | 101 | 74 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 82 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52PM4.21m | 9:08AM3.98m | 9:23PM4.45m | 9:41AM4.17m | 9:56PM4.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.55m | 4:01AM0.34m | 4:07PM0.40m | 4:34AM0.22m | 4:39PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 10 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 74 | 54 | — | — | 82 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | SSW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NW 3 | NW 5 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 19 | 34 | 96 | 101 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 56 | 5 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 296 | 191 | 280 | 296 | 279 | 303 | 191 | 307 | 307 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 307 | 314 | 47 | 113 | 619 | 387 | 120 |
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